A major incident occurred in the palace this day. Concubine Hua had nearly miscarried. The emperor flew into a rage and ordered a thorough investigation into the matter. Princess Tianlin was summoned to the palace to treat Concubine Hua.
"What on earth happened in the palace?" Mu Fengqie sat in the carriage and asked the eunuch sitting opposite her.
"Alas~ Princess, this lowly servant doesn't know much. I just heard that Concubine Hua ate something unclean and had a constant stomachache. When the imperial physicians were summoned, they found that there was abortifacient mixed in the food. The imperial physicians were truly at their wits' end. Since the emperor gave the order that she must be saved, that's why the princess was summoned to the palace."
As he spoke, the eunuch was sweating profusely. At first, he was worried that Princess Tianlin might not come. Fortunately, the princess was in a good mood and easy to talk to today. Otherwise, his head would have been at stake when he returned.
Mu Fengqie understood after hearing the eunuch's words. It seemed that someone was trying to harm the child in Concubine Hua's womb. At this moment, Mu Xingrou was the prime suspect, but this matter couldn't have been done by her.
That Eunuch Hai beside Mu Xingrou was a man of brains. He wouldn't let Mu Xingrou harm Concubine Hua at this time because her suspicion would be the greatest. So this matter definitely couldn't have been done by Mu Xingrou. It must be a frame - up.
It was a brilliant plan, killing two birds with one stone. One could get rid of the child in Concubine Hua's womb and also deal with Mu Xingrou. But who could this person be?
When Mu Fengqie arrived, Concubine Hua was lying unconscious on the bed, with several silver needles stuck in her abdomen. Mu Fengqie took a few glances and determined that it was these silver needles that had stopped Concubine Hua's bleeding.
"These silver needles were inserted quite skillfully." Mu Fengqie was telling the truth. If it weren't for these silver needles, Concubine Hua wouldn't have lasted until her arrival. Mu Fengqie felt Concubine Hua's pulse and confirmed that it was indeed caused by taking the abortifacient.
Mu Fengqie didn't move the existing silver needles. She took out five silver needles from her sleeve and inserted them into several major acupoints on Concubine Hua's abdomen. After half a cup of tea's time, she pulled them out.
"She'll be fine, but Her Ladyship still needs a lot of recuperation in the later stage." Mu Fengqie wrote a prescription on a piece of paper and handed it to the maid. "Follow this prescription. Take the medicine twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening, for a continuous month without interruption."
"Yes, this maid understands." The maid carefully put away the prescription.
Just as Mu Fengqie was about to leave, she saw Mu Xingrou strutting in.
"This palace has come to see Her Ladyship the Concubine. How is she?" Although Mu Xingrou said she came to visit, her demeanor didn't show it at all.
"Oh~ So my younger sister is here too? Come to treat Her Ladyship the Concubine? Why weren't you so eager when elder sister was ill?" Mu Xingrou turned around and saw Mu Fengqie standing at the door. She immediately started to sneer.
She was subtly insinuating that Mu Fengqie was a vain person who didn't care about family affection.
"Concubine Mu has misunderstood. This princess is here because of the emperor's order. If it weren't for the emperor, this princess wouldn't have come." If you want to cause trouble, go to the emperor, don't bother me.
After hearing Mu Fengqie's words, Mu Xingrou didn't trouble her anymore. Her goal today wasn't her, but...
Mu Xingrou glanced at the still - unconscious Concubine Hua, smiled, and said, "What did Her Ladyship the Concubine eat? Tell this palace so that I can learn a lesson. After all, there's an imperial heir in this palace's womb. What if something happens to this palace?" As she spoke, she touched her bulging abdomen.
"Concubine Mu, please keep your voice down. Our mistress is resting." The head maid beside Concubine Hua spoke up. She just couldn't stand Mu Xingrou's attitude. Who was she showing off to?
"Is this palace's voice too loud? Don't scare this palace, or if the imperial heir is startled, this palace will make you pay dearly." Mu Xingrou was just here to cause trouble. Anyway, she was pregnant. Who would dare to touch her?
The maid was so angry that her face turned red. If it weren't for the child in her womb being somewhat useful, they would have gotten rid of this reckless woman long ago. How could they have given her a chance to shout and scream here?
"Princess, these are all the things Her Ladyship the Concubine ate today." Several eunuchs brought over all the food Concubine Hua had eaten today and let Mu Fengqie examine them one by one.
Mu Fengqie tasted each item one by one. When she tasted a piece of pastry, she stopped. "Who made this pastry?" There was clearly a large amount of saffron in it.
The head maid beside Concubine Hua looked at it and said, "This maid remembers that this pastry was sent by Lady Jing. Our mistress thought it tasted good and ate a few more mouthfuls. What's wrong, Your Highness the Princess? Is there something wrong with this pastry?"
Mu Fengqie fell silent. She didn't think this was done by Lady Jing because there was no reason. Lady Jing now wished that the emperor wouldn't notice her. How could she get involved in Concubine Hua's matter?
"There's a large amount of saffron in this pastry." Mu Fengqie said. Although she believed this wasn't done by Lady Jing, this matter still had to be brought up. If she didn't say it, she might just fall into that person's trap. By then, if it was discovered, Lady Jing would be accused of colluding with outsiders to harm the imperial heir, and it would be impossible to explain.
"What? It was actually Lady Jing? Our mistress has never offended Lady Jing. Why would she do this?" The maid said in disbelief.
"This may not necessarily be done by Lady Jing. After all, this matter is so obvious. Lady Jing couldn't be so stupid." Mu Fengqie defended Lady Jing.
"What is Princess Tianlin doing? Trying to shield the culprit?" The maid became aggressive after hearing Mu Fengqie's words. Now that it had been found out that it was Lady Jing who had drugged, "Even if it wasn't Lady Jing, she could very well be an accomplice!"
"You also said it's just a possibility. This matter should be reported to the emperor." She was determined to protect Lady Jing.
Just as they were arguing, Yuan Yuchuan walked in from outside. Hearing the chaos in the room, he frowned. "What are you all arguing about? How is Concubine Hua?"
When everyone saw Yuan Yuchuan coming, they bowed one by one. "Reporting to Your Majesty, Her Ladyship is out of danger and is resting. Moreover, the person who drugged has been found out."
"Who is it?" Yuan Yuchuan frowned when he saw Mu Xingrou here too. With the situation so chaotic today, what was she doing here? Didn't she even fear scaring the child in her womb?
"Reporting to Your Majesty, it was Lady Jing. Please Your Majesty seek justice for our mistress." The maid knelt on the ground, crying.
"You say it's Lady Jing. Do you have any evidence?" This matter...